Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 20, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 February 1899 — Page 2

POUND GUILTY [Hfifi from the Army Is the Verdict of the Court-Martial. Ho Merer ■■ Recommended'—President Mar Institute an Inquiry Into the Mental Condition ol . the Officer. Washington, Jan. 28.—Dismissal from the military service of the United State® without any recommendation, for clemency is the verdict passed by the court-martial upon Commissary General Eagan for his recent virulent attack upon Maj. Gen. Miles. The verdict was reached within 45 minutes nfter the trial ended Friday. Gen. Eagan, according to the verdict, is guilty, on account of has vile language before the war investigating commission, of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. Notwithstanding the nature of the court’s conclusions, the president can exercise clemency if be so desires, and Gen. Eagan’s friends will urge that Ms punishment t>e confined to relieving him from tbe'duties of commissary general of subsistence and to a detail to garrison duty, instead of putting upon him the disgrace of dismissal from the military service. Prompt Action to Be Talten. Formal announcement of the decision will reach the president to-day, and on GEN CHARLES P. EAGAN. account of the high rank of The accused the verdict will be given the distinction of immediate attention by the president as commander in chief of the army. 'Before he takes final action, though, there are certain prescribed forms to be followed. The record 1 in the ease must be examined by a reviewing officer in the -office then, must go to Secretary Alger for indorsement. The delay in the present case, however, will be as short as possible. Prospect of Medical Inquiry. The• presidentcoinbilies hot h tbe pardoning power and the reviewing power in his own person, lie may take into consideration, and it is generally believed he will, Gen. Eagan’s mental condition at the time ke-commUted the offense- whieh the court-martial -has found of so serious a character as to justify his dismissal from the .service, With this in view the president, may have good cause to initiate further proceedings, which would l>e in itll probability to convene a medical board to examine into Ids condition of health. On their finding of a serious mental condition the president could, and possibly will, order Gen. Eagan placed upon the retired List as being physically incapacitated fo.r duty. Ilia llcnl In Pine l.nnri*. Milwaukee, Jan. hi. —The sale of a tract of northern Minncsoia pine lund for SOO,OOU was closed In t Ids city Wednesday. The purchaser was the ,4 *!Pfewer LogMiml Railroad company, the *w deal being made through D. VVittenburg, Jr., of Cedarburg, secretary and treasurer, on behalf of the company. The property that .changed hands consists of 30',000,000 feet of pine in St. Louis county, Minn., north of the western extremity of Luke Superior. Nerd fur Prompt Action. Washington, Jim. 27.—The president talked with a'number of callers from congress ’Thursday about the . peace treaty. He expressed ids satisfaction that an agreement had been reached for a vote and expressed confidence in the result. The president told Ids callers there was need for prompt action, and said that the present situa- ► tion was one that should not be prolonged. Paul Join** YYn* Blown I p. Washington, Jan. 27. —Capt. J. 11. Mooro, of the revenue cutter Winona, • which made a search of the gulf coast for the yacht I’aul Jones, has reported to tlie treasury department that he made a thorough search and btiieves that the vessel was bloyvn to pieces in the vicinity of Preton island by an explosion of naphtha. Ex-Governor of ('nllfornfa Dead. Oakland, Cal., Jati. 25,—I'x-Gov, Romauldo Pacliecho is dead of Bright's disease, lie hassufferedjfroni this complaint for some time, but his condition was not regarded as serious Until wit hin the last few weeks. Several days ago he began to grow rapidly weaker and his death was peaceful. Seeks Government Al<l. Washington, Jan. 27. —Representative Southard (0.) has introduced a bill for government participation in the Ohio Centennial 4nd Northwest Territory exposition at Toledo in 1902 or 1903 and appropriating $500,000, of which SIOO,OOO is for a government buiidiug. Cortes to Meet In I'rbruary, Madrid, Jam 20.—The premier, Set*if Sagasta, announced Wednesday that the government has decided to convoke the cortes during the second half of February, whether tbe United State* senate ratifies tbe treaty of peace or not. .

EX-ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEAD. Augustas 11. Garland Stricken with Apoplexy in WashnstooSketch of HU Life, Washington, Jan. 27. —Former Attor-ney-General Augustus H. Garland was stricken with apoplexy while addressing the United States supreme court at 12:15 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and died within ten. minutes. After the death of the former attor-ney-general became known the supreme court adjourned for the day. The news of Gen. Garland’s death pro-EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND. duced profound sadness in the senate, where he hacT served for many years as one of a galaxy of distinguished men. * ' | [Augustus 11111 Garland was born In Tipton county, Tcnn., June 11,1*32. Before he was a year old, his parents removed to , Arkansas. He was educated In St. Mary’s college, Ky., and St. Joseph’s college, Bardstown, Ky. lie read law there and In Arkansas, and was admitted to the bar In 1853. After practicing at that place for three years, he removed to Little Rock. He was a whig In politics, and In 1800 was an elector on th,e Bell and- Everett ticket. He was an opponent of the secession ordinance In the state convention, but after Its passage he espoused the southern cause and was a member of the provisional congress that me t In Montgomery In May, 1861. He was chosen a delegate to the first confederate congress and afterwards served In the senate, In which ho had a seat when thfe confederacy fell. In 1805 he petitioned the United States supreme court for the right to practice without taking the ‘‘lronclad" oath, presenting an argument on which the question was decided In his favor. He was elected United States senator for the term beginning March 4, 1807, hut was not permitted to take his seat. In 1874, after serving a short term as acting secretary of state, he was elected governor , of Arkansas under the new state constttu- l tlon. In January, 1876, he was sent to the ' United States senate and was reelected tn 1883, serving from March 5, 1877, to March, 1885, when lie took hts seat as attorney-gen-eral In President Cleveland’s cabinet. Ho was offered and declined a supreme court Justiceship. At the close of the Cleveland administration, he retired from politics and practiced law tn flits city, appearing chiefly before the United States supreme court.] ■TDKZm ' - • •' • , >5, r-rrr m “i TO SAVE THE TEMPLE.”' Chicago Young People’s Christian Tempera nee Union Making an Earnest Effort to liaise $1400,000. *■ • Chicago, Jan. 28. The Chicago Young People’s Christian Temperance' union, which has just formulated and sent out a plan for lifting the entire debt from the Woman’s Temple, and making it a lnc-rjnirigl to Miss Frances E. Willard, is bending all its energies to making a great tlefnonstration at the temple on February 17, the ilrst-an-niversary of M iss - AVillard’s ‘‘heavenly birthday.” Its plan, which is to divide the $800,0()0 necessary to free the building from debt into 80,000 shares of ten dollars each, is meeting with hearty indorsement and cooperation, it is peeled that thousands of dollars will lie pledged before the 17th, although so short a time intervenes between now and then, but in any ease, the work will be pushed with vigor, and (lie young people are assured the entire sum will be pledged before tint close of ‘ 1899. An eai ncHt appeal was issued Friday that all lovers of Frances Willard and the temperance cause send : their pledge’s to Miss Eva N.'Shout/, president, 11 19 the Temple, un nr before | February 17. ; Two SworO* for Volt) motion* Philip. | New York, Jan. 25. —Com mod ore I’hil- ! ip, the former captain of the Texas, | now the commandant of the navy yard, j is to be presented with two jeweled i swords. One of these is to-be give® by ! citizens of New York city. The other will be presented by the Sunday-school : children of Texas in commemoration of 1 his words after tile destruction of CerI vein’s licet "dtf Santiago. This will be ! presented at Galveston on March 1. Heavy .Snowstorm. | Calumet, Mleh 1t Jan. 27.—Three men arc reported lost in the worst blizzard j this city lias ever seen. Searching ! parties are out looking for them. Busl--1 ness generally is suspended and. no j trains arc running. Marinette, Wis., Jan. 27.—A strong northwest wind turned Into a regular blizzard Thursday afternoon, The country roads are blocked and the snow is piled in drifts. IVIII 11 ii i 111 a Paper Mill. M i hvntik.*\ Jiin'’27.—A Journul special from- Marinette, Wis., says: A company that, will soon build‘a (taper mill at White Rapids, 35 miles from here, on tlie Menominee river, w ill be organized in a few days. Oshkosh and Neenah people,including Kimberly, Clark A; Cos., ait interested: The mill will cost $400,000 and will manufacture 60 tons a day. Killed Three Men. St. Louis,. Jam 27.—A speeinl to the Ri public from Kufaln, 1. TANARUS., says: Andrew .Monty, a desperado Os the Choctaw nation-,- kilted three' men at Whitefield Thursday. Moore is a Choctaw Indian, lie harbored a grudge against the men, and walked deliberately up to them and shot them escaped, but marshals are after him, for n New Prison, r •i Washington. Jan. 25.—Attorney-Gen-eral Griggs has recommended to congress that $750,000 be appropriated in the sundry civil bill for a United State* penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.

DUPED BY ME. KEELY. The Famous Motor Declared to Have Been a Huge Fraud. Statement by tbe Attorney of the Widow of the Inventor Denounce* tbe Process ass Great Swindle. New York, Jan. 30.—Ever since the expose of the remarkable manner in which the late John W. Keely seoretly applied power to bis mysterious motor in his Philadelphia laboratory effort* hare been made to obtain a statement from some of. those interested. It was learned Saturday that Charles J. Hill, attorney for Mrs. Keely, has made & statement concerning Mr. Keely and his motor for the New York Journal, Which was copyrighted by W. R. Hearst. Mr. Hill declares that the power to operate Keely’s machine was supplied by a water motor, and was transmitted by secret pulleys hidden in hollow shafts. When investers wanted to see the “new force” at work, Keely turned on the water by pressing on a rubber bulb. The motor would stop when pressure on the bulb was released. Extracts from Mr. Hill’s statement* follow: “At the very/sutset of my connection with the case I distinctly stated to Mrs. Keely, whom I believe to be a woman absolutely Innocent of any dlshonegty In her husband’s work, that In the event the whole thing was essentially fraudulent I could not be a party to Its concealment, and that I conceived It to be my duty to protect the phbllc from being Imposed upon any further If there was no truth In It. Every Machine Fraudulent. "I requested to be relieved from the case If my course was objectionable to her. I was not released, and In the two months that have elapsed every doubt I have had, has been swept away—every machine brought to Boston Is palpably fraudulent, and every Interest Involved demands Immediate explanation. Several contemplated movements In the stock of the Keely Motor company have come to my knowledge which, If consummated, would mean that some Innocent buyer parted with his money for a worse than worthless consideration. Two different books treating of Mr. Keely’s work from the point of view that It was honest are, I am told. In process of preparation at great expense. Such things as these, which will entail both financial loss and social ridicule, manifestly should bo prevented. “I have therefore countenanced the publication of the whole matter by Mr. Bridge. It Is a case where Justice to the many must In Importance transcend the comfort of the few. „ IlelleVed In Keely** Integrity. "It was arranged between the president of the Keely Motor company and myself that on December 20, 1898, I should address the stockholders, giving my views, as Mrs. Keely’s counsel, as to the best course to pursue. Shortly after this agreement,while examining the laboratory, Mr. Klnraldo discovered the first evidence of fraud. Till that moment our belief In Mr. Kcely’s Integrity and honor was as firm as any of his friends who hud Invested thousands. Her* was anew element; ttflltt of self-evident fraud, affecting, however, only one machine, and not vitiating, so far as we knew, any other of the numerous machines Mr. Keely employed.” Mere Mechanical Trickery. In the statement made by J. Ransom Bridge he says: “When T. Burton Klnratde took charge of Mr. Keely’s laboratory one of the first discoveries was how Mr. Keely did Ills experiments. He could vary the Initial performance In a dozen ways, but the principle was always the same. In hts operatingroom the remnants of rubber tubes between the floor and walls, In various places, and also receptacles for rubber bulbs; told how ho could do the trick from various locations by pressing his foot on a rubber bulb concealed under the carpet or in’ some out-of-the-way place. Ho often would take a harmonica Into the adjoining front roorh, and, looking through the-connecting Window, pluy ‘Home, Sweet Home.’ When he struck the right chord away would go the motor. He would then stop and start tt at will as ho played. This was particularly effective. One at least of the larger and discarded transmitters Is stlli Intact, with tho rubber diaphragm, and works to perfection In making tho compass needle revolve*.” Mr. Bridge gives a detailed statement of some of Mt-Keely's exhibitions, such us the rotation of the compass needle, tin: vitalized disk, the harmonica— ami-transmitter and the disintegrator. FAMINE IN PALESTINE. Craved* of Starving People Flocking Into —Jerusalem with Stories of Ileiith nuit Privation. Jerusalem, Jan. 30.—There is a famine throughout Palestine. Flour has advanced 70 per ceut. in price. The crops have failed through drought and unseasonable weather. Crowds of starving people, principally poor Jews, are flocking to Jerusalem, and ull char- ■ it a hie funds are tuxed to the utmost to i feed them. From the country round i about harrowing reports come of death and privation. Appeals have been made to England aud other countries for j keU>* All Doubt Itemoved. v.' J jNew Orleans, La., Jan. 30.—A bydy found near Fort St. Philip bus been identified a§ that of Capt. Sturtevant, the pilot of the launch Paul Jones. From the position nnd clothing of the ] body it is almost certain that he was oil’ duty and asleep at the time death came, and that the boat was vvreqked by an explosion during the night. Will Send No More Ships. London, Jan. 30.—1 t is semiofficially asserted here, says the Berlin correspondent of the Times, that ail three protecting powers have agreed to refrain from sending further naval reenforcemeuts to Samoa. Very Cold In \Yl*con*ln. Milwaukee, Jan. 30,—Specials to the Sentinel from points in the interior of Wisconsin report very low temperature. At Appleton the thermometer recorded 35 degrees below zero, the coldest in recent years. Black River Falls reports a temperature of 40 degrees; Medford, 40, and Whitehall 38 degrees below zero. Old Soldier Found Guilty. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 30.—A: C. Bradley, the old soldier who shot Got. Smith, of the soldiers’ home at Santa Monica, has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon but recommended to the mercy of the court.

QUARLES WINS. Tke Milwaukee M Selected tor United States Senator by Republican* of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., Jan. 31.—The senatorial deadlock was broken Monday night, according to the arranged programme of the Milwaukee conference, and Joseph V. Quarles, of Milwaukee, i was nominated in the republican cau- j cus to succeed John L. Mitchell, whose ■ term expires on the 4th of March. Chairman Thayer dropped the gavel promptly at 8:30 o’clock, and after a few moments’ confusion the roll was called to determine the presence of a quorum. A big crowd filled 4lgg lobbies in expectation of a nomination. So general was the belief that something was about to happen that the keenest Interest was manifested on every face. Everybody was active, the Babcock workers especially rushed around the ■ chamber passing some urgent message j tp their followers. When the roll call was ended Assemblyman Zinn, of Mil- j waukee, got the floor and formally withdrew the name of Isaac Stephen- ; son as candidate. He said: “Mr_; Stephenson’s withdrawal leaves his supporters free to vote as they wish, and I, for one, will henceforth vote for* J. V. Quarles." Mr. Zinn’s statement was greeted with an outburst of applause, and he sat down with a smile of satisfaction on his face. Senator McGlllivray then took the floor and withdrew Congressman Babcock’s name. Another burst of applause, and Assemblyman Williams got the floor and withdrew Mr. Cook’s JOSEPH V. QUARLES. name. Senator Hatton, of the Webb following, then withdrew Judge Webb’s name in almost the same words, and the roH call was ordered. A few names were called by Secretary Ray, when Senator Hatton moved that the nomination be made unanimous. The chairman ruled the motion out of order, as the roll call had begun, but said that he would put the motion if there was no objection. Senator Green objected and wanted the roll called, and it was had, everybody voting *Quarles’’ with a shout, but Assemblymar. Daggett, who came in during the roll call, and hot knowing what was going on, voted “Stephenson,” amidst laughter. He afterward changed to Quarles, and, the vote was made unanimous. [Joseph Very Quarles, who received tho republican nomination for United States senator to succeed John L. Mitchell, Is one of- the foremost lawyers and orators of Wisconsin. Tie Is a dative of Wisconsin, having been born In Kenosha 55 years ago. He graduated from the high school of Kenosha at the age of 17. In 18(12 he entered the University of Michigan as a freshman, but left his studies during the re-, hellion and enlisted In the Thirty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry, being made first lieutenant of company C. At tho expiration of his .sorvtcq he returned to tlje university amt was graduated with the class of 1860 with a degree of A. B. Later he studied law and was admitted to the bar tn 1868. Mr. Quarles was elected district attorney of Kenosha county and mayor of Kenosha and also represented tits district In the legislature as assemblyman and senator. He practiced law in Racine a number of years and removed to Milwaukee in 1888, since which.time he has carried on a successful law practice at the head of the firm of Quarles, Spence & Quarles. Mr. Quarles was married in 1868 to Miss Carrie A. Saunders, of Chicago, and they have three sons.] - TORN TO PIECES. Uanul Result Follow* an Attempt to Thaw* Out Nitroglycerin Two Men Killed. Portland, Ind., Jan. 31. —While tbaw- | ing nitroglyeeriu, preparatory to shooting a well on the Rico & Emerson lease, near West Liberty, this county, thecon)pound exploded. James Thompson and Gib Gooden, experienced men, who were overseeing the work, were hurled to their death, being almost tot'll to pieces. The force of the explosion’was felt for several miles, aud the shock was distinctly noticeable in this city. The dead men were well known among the oil workers. Everything- in the neighborhood of the well about to be shot is demolished. To Become an Edltreaa. London, Jan. 31. —Tbe Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail says: Lady Randolph Churchill, formerly Miss Jerome, of New York, is about to start a magazine on new lines. It will be sumptuously bound and sold at a guinea per copy. Her son, Herbert Churchill; will assist her in constructing it and the list of contributors will include Emperor William and other royal personages. Soldier* Die at Sea. l’oiita Del Guda, Azores Islands. Jan, 31.—The Spanish transport Ems, Capt. Harrassowitz, has arrived here from Cienfuegos, Island of Cuba, with repatriated Spanish troops on board. Three of the soldiers died on the voyage and 29 men were dangerously ill when she reached this port. The steamer has been subjected to a rigorous quarantine.’ Will Not Resign. Berlin,‘Jan. 31.*—The North German Gazette again denies the rumor That Prince ’ Ilohenlohe contemplates resigning the imperial chancellorship. ‘ '"G. . - t.

TO MEET IN'ATLANTA. Preparation* to r the International Sunday School Convention in April Next. Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 30.-The local committee having in charge the arrangements for the ninth triennial mternatlonal Sunday school convention which is to be held here in April next, met in tbe Y. M. C. A. parlors Sunday and took up the work of caring for the big gathering and other details. The convention will meet April 27, 28 and 29 and about 2,000 delegates from all parts of the United States, several South American countries, Canada, Mexico. England, and possibly India, will be here. Several days before the convention the International lesson committee of which Rev. John Potts, D. D., of Toronto, Ont., is chairman, will meet in Atlanta to map out the Sunday school lessons for the next six years. Possibly the most important work to come before the convention will be the study of what Sunday school work can and should be done in the newly acquired territory of the United States and in Cuba. The Baptist, Methodist and other denominational Sunday school boards have already begun the Establishment of Sunday schools in Porto Rico, Cuba and even Hawaii. The International organization will take up this matter and these new acquisitions to our territory will undoubtedly be taken in the international field. If the Philippines are permanently acquired the work will be carried on over there. A number of changes in Sunday school work will be discussed and some important changes inaugurated. The work among the colored population of the south will be given special attention. Mexico has only recently been taken into the field and the work there must also bs considered. The convention does not draw the line at color or race. There will be a number of negro delegates and in view of this fact, two or three of Atlanta’s leading colored citizens have been placed on the local arrangements committee. At Sunday’s meeting it was decided to open tbe convention with a monster meeting and chorus of 10,000 voices at the auditorium in Exposition park. The entertainment committee, headed by H. H. Cabaniss, includes among its members Hon. Hoke Smith and ex-Gov. Northen. It has subcommittees in each of the 110 churches of Atlanta. Rev. E. R. Carter, pastor of a colored church with 5,000 members, is leading the colored people in the matter. The convention will represent 30,000,000 Sunday school scholars and about 200,000 schools. The largest gathering in the history of the International association is expected. CLARK WINS IN MONTANA. Multimillionaire I* Elected to the United States Senate to Sac- - ceed Senator Mantle. Helena, Mont., Jan. 30.—The republican members of the legislature jumped their party lines Saturday and as a resplt William A. Clark, the 30times millionaire, was elected to succeed Lee Mantle as the United States senator from Montana. The result came as a surprise to all hut a select few. It took but two ballots Saturday to end the contest, which has lasted for 17 days'.™ Senator-elect Clark is a silver man, and although a democrat, is a protectionist, as far as raw material is concerned; Mr. Clark say in specific terms whether he was an expansionist or not.-! [William A. Ctarfc Is CO years of age, a native of Oonnellsvllle, Pa. In 1856 hts parents moved (o Van Duron county, la., where William farmed and procured his schooling. He studied law but never practiced. In 1862 he crossed the plains, driving a team, and locating at South Park, Col. Mr. Clark was one of the first to reach Bannock, Mont., on the discovery of gold there in 1863, driving an ox team. His Montana career began with merchandising, but he soon got into mining, in which the most of his vast fortune was accumulated. Mr. Clark is the largest individual owner of copper mines and smelters in the world, his principal properties being in Butte, ; Mont..,' arid Jerome, A. T. He has extensive ! beet sugar Interests- in California and a | large copper wire works at Elizabethport,* | N. J. He has a plantation of 32,000 acres j. in Mexico, devoted to growing coffee, tea, j tobacco and rubber. His pet income for js 1898 was not far from $10,000,000.] Derby Hat Tru*t. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 3U. —The manuj fncturers of the lower-priced derby ! hats have effected a combination, to go | into effect February 1. The firms rep- | resent practically u|l the large manuI facturers of this class of goods. The combination was formed for the purpose’of regulating the output- and all the goods will be disposed of through : a New York firm, who will have the con- | trol, it is estimated, of $2,000,000 worth ; of hats annually. There will be no combination of capital by the different firms. Body Found. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 30.—A pair of human legs that were sticking up through the ice that covered the surface of the water in ace. of the slips in the harbor attracted the attention of some men on the steamer Walter L. Frost, Sundav morning. An ax was secured and the body chopped out. It was found to be that of William Dormer, a deckhand on the Fro6t. He had evidently fallen headforemost from the gangplank of the boat nnd gone halfway through the ice and been held in that position until dead. Six Badly Earned. Racine, Wis., Jan. 30.—Just before quitting'; time at the Racine Malleable & Wrought Iron company’s molding shop Saturday night the bottom of a cupola containing 300 pounds of molten iron fell out and six meu were burned, A bar holding up the bottom of the cupola burned out, sqattjering the molten fluid isl all directions. Wouldn't Favor Seating Roberts. Boise, Idaho, Jan. 30.—A memorial to congress praying for the seating of B. H. Rbberts, congressman-elect from Utah, haa been indefinitely pcstponed* 22 to 21 by the house.

SERIES OF DISASTERS. 1 Snovrallde Kill* Three In ■ Family Lost on Lake fcrle—Four- 1 teen Ferlah In a Spanish Mine. 1 Denver, Col., Jan. 30.—A special to I the News from Apex, Col., says: a 1 snowslide occurred here at nine a. m. I Sunday, in which three lives were lost. I They are: Mrs. W. H. Rudolph and her 8 two children, aged two and four. The I Rudolph home was situated on the side 8 of a steep hill nnd directly in the path cf the slide. Snow has been falling almost continually during the past week and has reached a depth of 15 feet on the mountain sides. Mr. W. H. Rudolph, who, with his family, was in 8 their home when the slide started, sue- 8 ceeded in escaping out of danger, but 8 his wife and three children were swept 8 away in the avalanche of snow. A searching party succeeded in rescuing 8 the six-year-old son alive. The other three have not been found. I Altoona. Pa., Jan. 30.—A gang of 26 track yepair men were working on the railroad at the western opening of the 1 Gallitzin tunnel at three o’clock Sunday afternoon when they heard the ap- 8 proach of a locomotive which was run- 8 ning west through the tunnel. The workmen all stepped from the north 8 track, on which west-bound trains move, to the south track. The smoke in the tunnel prevented them from see- 8 ing the approaching locomotive, which, A in order to avoid obstructions on the M north track, was running on the Eouth I track. One man was instantly killed, 8 one died in the Altoona hospital and 16 were more or less seriously injured. None escaped without injury. Toledo, 0., Jan. 30. —The loss of an entire family in Lake Erie is reported 8 here. On one of the islands in the Bass group lived a family named Robson. I The family consisted of the father, mother, a daughter of 20, a son of five, 8 and a hired man, Henry M. Martel. The .. 8 little boy was sick, and before aid could be secured from the mainland or other islands he died. His parents did not want to bury him on the island, so they determined to take the body back to Canada, whence they came. A clinker boat was used, as the lake had not frozen sufficiently to warrant a trip across the ice. The entire .family started on the perilous journey. Just (8 how the family met death will perhaps never be fully known, but it is presumed they were overtaken in a snowstonn. Murcia, Spain, Jan. 30. —Fourteen persons were killed Sunday by an explosion of gas in the Palia mine near Mazarron, 20 miles west of Cartagena. A GREAT STORM. Heaviest Fall of Snow in Colorado in I Many Years—Fear of an Aval- 1 anchc at Kokomo, Col. .... J Denver, Col., Jan. 30. —The snow-. I storm which has been ragingon the mountains since early last week lias 1 * I subsided. “The sun broke through the clouds Sunday and the wind abated, in some places the fall of sno.w has been the heaviest in 15 years. In and about Leadville serious results are threatcued. The supply of coal and provisions in the smaller mountain towns has become exhausted, and suffering result unless the railroads can be opened to the places, Snowslides are reported from several places, but only JH from Apex, where three were killed, has ’ll come information of casualties. Information from Kokomo is to the effect I that great masses of hard-packed snow overhang the town, threatening it I with serious damage should they give way. Kokomo was carried away by an avalanche in the early ’SO’s, and tbe residents are fearful lest this should be repeated now. The South Park road has been tied up between Como and Leadj ville. Several days ago an attempt was made to run a train with provisions westward through the snow. The train stuck near Dickey, where it has rei niained ever since. A snowslide-near j Ilegerman tunnel on the Colorado Mid- ! land has blocked that road west of I Leadville, and trains to Glenwood have ! gone over the Denver & Rio Grande tracks. Between Como and Leadville the snow has drifted in the cuts to the depth of 30 and 40 feet. The only road running west and east from Leadville that has been clear is the Denver & Rio Grande, which has felt but little inconvenience from the storm. IRELAND IN ROME The Famons American Prelate Will Not Ileiirexent America at the Disarmament Conference. Rome, Jan. 30.—Archbishop Ireland went to the Vatican Sunday, where he had a conference with Cardinal Rainpolla, papal secretary of. state. Many cardinalandotlier high ecclesiastics visited the archbishop at the Hotel Bristol, where he is staying. In the course of an interview he declared that there was absolutely no foundation for the state- ; inent that he had been urged to represent the United States at the forthcoming conference regarding the limitation : of armaments. The United States, he 1 said, had not yet nominated a delegate. : The archbishop was very reserved in his J replies to questions respecting religious problems in America, on the ground that- it was necessary for him to wait for the holy see to pass upon such mat- j ten. A New Dank for St. Loots. St. Louis, Jan. 30. —• The new State national bank of St. Louis has been formally organized and will open its doors for business this morning in the quarters now occupied by the State bank of St. Louis, with a capital cf $2,000,000 and & surplus of $400,000, and the State bank ofSt. Louis and the Commercial bank went out of existence Saturday. t . Hl* Price 1* Paid. New York, Jan. 30. —The sale of • seat on the stock exchange for $38,000 was reported in Wall street SaturdayThis’beats the record.